This category includes over 50 noteworthy all-new or substantially updated cars that were launched in the past 12 months, and you lot choose your favourite via an online poll on wheels.ae.

This year almost 7,000 of you voted and the Toyota Fortuner took a landslide victory with over a third of the entire votes. It beat its closest competitor, the Range Rover SV Autobiography, by a huge margin. The Nissan Patrol Nismo came in third.

So ladies and gents, this is the Toyota Fortuner and it’s your Car of the Year.